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Submitted by
Barry King
a Cross Country Rider
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | riverside trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | light, well ventilated, smaller fit, comfortable, looks cool and like it should cost a lot more cos its actually pretty cheap | | Weaknesses: | big air vent in centre on top can make it a little difficult to mount some lighting systems | | Similar Products Used: | Met Tephro (roadie style - looks dumb on me but good otherwise), Giro Torero, Adura Prelude | | Bike Setup: | Raceline Comp - LX, XT groupset, Hayes HFX9's, Mavic X223 rims, Marzocchi EXR air forks, Token carbon fibre flat bars, Easton stem and seatpost | | Bottom Line: | Pretty sweet helmet, absolutely no real weaknesses. Pumped that I finally found a helmet that doesn't look ridiculous on my small head.
The light mounting issue is probably only due to my dodgy homemade setup anyway. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Cheshire
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycles UK | | Strengths: | Compact, light, affordable, good cooling | | Weaknesses: | May be a little on the small side for some... | | Bottom Line: | Only used this a couple of times, but suprised by how well the vents work to cool your bonce. Haven't crash tested it yet, so can't comment on strength, but it's a met so should be good.
It's also comfy and doesn't make you look like a spaceball. At fifteen pounds (UK) it can't be beat - a quality piece of kit! Buy one today... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason clark
a
from York, UK
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | halfords | | Strengths: | light weight, nice shape doesn't look like to mushroomy on your head. | | Weaknesses: | could do with more vents but perfectly acceptable for the price. | | Bike Setup: | 04 mountvision with xt spd's and easton ea70 flat bars | | Bottom Line: | a pucker lid for the money, nice shape and fit. stylish and light, once adjusted for proper fit you will have no complaints. why pay £100 for some other lid when this is exactly the same for a third of the price. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan 'jonowee' Wee
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth, WA, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | A$79.95 at TBE Willetton | | Strengths: | - In-moulding
- Safe-T lite fitting system, firm fit
- better visibility than my old helmet and this has a visor.
- vents that actually work!
- great value- in-moulding, locking fit system
- neat, graphics, nothing overwhelming
- reflective sticker on the back of helmet | | Weaknesses: | - rachating Safe-T is pretty much guess work when securing the helmet, so use your thumb as a gauge. This is a 'sport' level helmet, so no linear pull adjusters.
- straps take a while to get initial fit when you just got the helmet, but that happens with all helmets.
- Strange, no side vents but it doesn't affect venting.
The above weakness are nothing, this is a very good helmet. | | Similar Products Used: | V-22 Raptor (no brand generic helmet, cooks brains even in winter) | | Bottom Line: | Very good helmet for the price. As a first helmet it's highly recommended from me, better value the GIRO or BELL. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Felix Timlock
a
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The Wonboyn downhill trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Melbourne Bike Centre | | Strengths: | This is no question the best helmet I know of, it looks good (even on your head), lite, nice colours, comfy, good warrantee and return policy, removable viza, in-moulding, plenty of "speed holes" to keep you cool, great fitting system, great value, great all round helmet I would recommend to anybody. | | Weaknesses: | None at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Adura Acent. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Rincon with carbon-fiber bars and other cool stuff. | | Bottom Line: | Great helmet, suits anybody. %110 worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a
from Australia
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Trak Cycles | | Strengths: | Nice design, cool colours, slim, visor. Good warranty and crash replacement sceme. Comfort. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Netti SP-f | | Bike Setup: | 2004 GT Avalanche 2.0 | | Bottom Line: | The MET Cracker Jack is an outstanding helmet. It features a great fitting system which is easily adjustable to suit varying head sizes. A top quality helmet for a reasonable price. Great for weekend warriors and good for more serious riders too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jimmy Chan
a Cross Country Rider
from South Coogee, New South Wales, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The Oaks Fire Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Inner City Cycles | | Strengths: | Good looking helmet that doesn't give the familiar "boofy" appearance. It is slimline due to its shallow depth. Nice colours too! | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found any! | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Image Pro, Nemesis II and Aquila. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F900 Lefty with Deore gear. | | Bottom Line: | A good helmet at a good price. As yet I haven't found another helmet with slim and compact features. The straps are easy to adjust & the retention system is tops. The air flow through the vents is just as good as the $200 models. The visor has a compact design that does not obstruct the riders view too badly.....other helmets are worse! For anyone who hates the "boofy" look, this is the way to go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gregory Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Loughton, Essex, England
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Epping Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | Price
Weight
Looks | | Weaknesses: | lack of vents
Hard to Adjust
| | Similar Products Used: | Met Parabellum | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR 4000, Full XT, Mavic X618 Rims, Panaracer Tyres, PlanetX Seatpost, Viscount VRT Saddle | | Bottom Line: | Good helemt, my wife has it now as I've got a Parabellum instead. Too hot in Summer due to lack of vents, but great in Winter. Can be hard to adjust, but you only do this once, so I can live with that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Kent, England
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | Looks great, comes in some really cool colours which compliment the shape of the helemt nicely. The vents really do keep you cool which is important on hot days. | | Weaknesses: | None that i have found | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6000 rigid, Lx rear mech, Deore front mech, Deore brake set, bontrager hubs and tires, | | Bottom Line: | If you want a stylish helmet, for a resonably low price then this helmet is the one for you. If you're a more serious rider then you may wish to choose something a bit more expensive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bob
a Weekend Warrior
from nd
Date Reviewed: June 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | This helmet is a good looking helmet for the price.It isn't taped at the seam, it is bonded. It has some good color schemes too- no cheesy designs- just stripes. It is very comfortable, and comes with a visor and a good retention system. I found this helmet in England when I was there and I haven't seen them in the U.S. -- By the way, England's mountain bike mags are way better than the U.S.'s. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bob
a Weekend Warrior
from nd
Date Reviewed: June 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | This helmet is a good looking helmet for the price.It isn't taped at the seam, it is bonded. It has some good color schemes too- no cheesy designs- just stripes. It is very comfortable, and comes with a visor and a good retention system. I found this helmet in England when I was there and I haven't seen them in the U.S. -- By the way, England's mountain bike mags are way better than the U.S.'s. | | Overall Rating: |
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